A car ploughed into a crowd waiting at a bus stop on the Warwick University campus in Coventry.

Six people - believed to be students - were struck by a Volvo estate as it rammed into the shelter in University Road opposite Warwick Arts Centre.

A 20-year-old man was today in a ?critical? condition in Coventry and Warwickshire Hospital after suffering multiple injuries in the accident at 8pm on Saturday.

According to the fire service, the driver, a 32-year-old man, stopped after the accident and was also taken to hospital.

It is believed that the six were all in their 20s and students at the university and that they had just left a performance at the arts centre. One of the victims is believed to have been a performer.

Two of the people taken to hospital were suffering suspected multiple injuries and three others were treated for minor injuries.

Paul Watling, station officer at Canley fire station, said: ?A number of people were waiting for a bus at the time, and six people were injured.

?One of them was sitting at the bus stop waiting for a bus when the car hit and was very seriously injured.

?He seemed to have taken the full force of the impact.

?It was an old-style Volvo estate and those types of cars are built like tanks.

?A fleet of ambulances was required to take the injured to hospital.?

Sgt Ferris Hatheson, of the traffic unit based at Chace Avenue, said: ?What we know is that at about 8.10pm on Saturday night the driver lost control of his vehicle and collided with a bus shelter close to the arts centre on the Warwick University campus.

?Investigations are still at an early stage and we have a number of witnesses to speak to.?

Peter Dunn, Warwick University spokesman, said: ?This was a terrible incident to happen on campus and we are watching with concern those injured and wish them a speedy recovery.?

A spokesman for West Midlands Ambulance confirmed that seven people, including the driver, had been taken to hospital with a range of injuries following the incident.